Moose Riders

Our August meeting was held at Roma’s Restaurant in Dahlgren where our discussion centered on hammering out the details for the Williamsburg Trip, our end of the year Bash and the Poker Run to “Keep the Memory Alive” for fallen Police Officers (additional details to come). We discussed and voted on the following information:
Williamsburg Overnight Run
August 21 & 22, 2010, Sat & Sun

We had Lots and Lots and Lots of Fun and Seafood. (You shoulda been there)!!!

2010 End-of-Year Bash
October 16 & 17, 2010, Sat & Sun
TOO MUCH FUN??? Never!
We may be having the Lawn Mower Racers back on the 16th as well!

The details are still in the works but this is how it’s shakin’ out for now:

· Bring your Campers and park them at the Lodge for Maximum Enjoyment!
· Bonfire – we’re working on a permit
· Fireworks – permit, hmmm!
· Band –Ginny is doing Research (don’t ask!)
· Sunday Breakfast – at our lodge of course! (Heads up Social Quarters)
· Bush Law’s Indian Chief Motorcycle will be on display (see photo’s in the lodge)

Would Anyone like to put together a local poker run or scavenger hunt for one of these days? (so we can get a little riding time in)

If you have a suggestion for an activity or (better yet) would like to spearhead an activity for this event please contact Rob or Sunni with your idea or suggestion ASAP.

Steve McDougal won the 50/50 raffle of $25 and donated it back to the Moose Riders. Thanks Steve!! Tina Law won the Steak Dinner gift certificate from Angelo’s.

We’d like to Thank Bob Walton for donating the Moose Rider Basket to our group. He spent over $200 putting the basket together. This will be raffled off at our year end Bash on October 15, 2010 so please continue to sell those tickets so we can make as much money as possible from this fundraiser. The Lodge Bartenders have access to the tickets.

We’d like to Thank Joe for being our group Photographer! Watch for your image to show up ANYWHERE!!

We’d like to congratulate Tina Law and Calvin Grizzle on the successful completion of their Motorcycle Safety Course. We’d also like to congratulate Tina, Calvin and Catfish & Kathy Harrison on the recent purchase of their respective motorcycles. We’ve got 4 more with “Knees in the Breeze”.

Rob Luckett
Chairman

First, I’d like to extend a big thank you to everyone that has made the golf cart raffle a huge success, including the women of the moose, the social quarters bartenders, and those who have spent time with the golf cart at the lodge, the Ebb Tide July Celebration, and the in-town helpers who drove around town and spent hot days on the hill. I’d also like to send a big, big thank you to all members of Moose Lodge 1267, women of Moose Chapter 1636, and many others who bought tickets. We could not have been successful without you.

Hopefully by the time this news letter is received, we will top our goal of earning over $2,000.00 (over the price of the golf cart) for the lodge. Don’t forget we will draw the winning ticket in the social quarters on September 5th. The exact time is to be determined. Raffle tickets will be available up until September 5th behind the bar in the social quarters.

Our August dinner meeting was well supported by 30 members and guests. There was lots of ham supplied by Butch and Grace and sides supplied by members and guests. And let’s not forget the luscious deserts that blew everyone’s dietary programs. Our next dinner meeting will be the first of September which will be a cookout by Bob and his helpers.

Note: we cleared $312.00 on the July boat ride that included a $35.00 endowment fund contribution to Mooseheart.

Zip Cook mentioned the Alzheimer’s walk on September 11 in Fredericksburg. The MLC voted a $100.00 contribution.

Jim Noe reminded all present that volunteers are needed in the social quarters to help out in the kitchen, dining room, or behind the bar (bartenders must be TIPS certified). See Jim Noe or Sharon Nelson about your availability.

Another MLC function for September is a draw down for the Bull Run ritual team. The drawing will take place at the Bull Roast in Manassas on September 11th. First prize will be $5,000. See me or Jim Noe for tickets.

Fraternally
Jim McLanahan
Chairman

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and BINGO is the Game—O!

Did you know about 20 years ago our lodge had BINGO????

Weeeell…. they say… all that was old is new again and in this case it is surely true. BINGO is returning to the lodge! We currently have Bar Bingo in the Social Quarters you may play upon request however; we are rolling out BINGO in the hall as a weekly activity.
This is your opportunity to get in on the ground floor and assist your lodge with this great endeavor. It will take several to staff this event and we are looking for some experienced and some not-so-experienced hands to help. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge around BINGO and/or physically being part of this crew, please come to the:

Bingo Committee Meeting, Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 7:30 pm in the Lodge Hall

Meetings will occur approximately every 2 weeks thereafter until we are up and running

An Experienced Bingo Chairman is needed!

Welcome to the Dog Days of August! …although they don’t seem much different this year from the dog days of June or July!! We all need to take good care to be as cool as possible and drink plenty of water!

We’ve had good response from members opting out of the paper version of our newsletter and we’d like to offer a big THANK YOU to those members for saving our lodge money aaaand for Saving Trees! (Besides… we can use all the shade we can get right now!) You may receive an additional month paper newsletter after you send your opt out email, while your request is processed through the system.

Remember - If you would like to opt out and join in saving money and trees please:

Send an email with the Subject “Newsletter Opt Out” to cbmlwebmistress@gmail.com.
In the body of the email please include all members’ legal names in your household wishing to opt out of the paper copy.

Then you can go into your on-line calendar and set up a reminder (with the link attached) for the first of every month, to log on and see what’s new.
The on-line version is in color and continually has photos of lodge happenings added. Check us out at http://lodge1267.moosepages.org/ to see this month’s new photos.

Computers Wanted -
If anyone has an old desktop computer you are not using and would like to donate it to the lodge, we are looking for 2 or 3 complete, working computers with internet capability to set up in the lodge for our members to use. These would be available as a courtesy for use to check your personal email, read the newsletter, pay your bills on-line, type a paper (saving to your own memory stick) surf the web for research, or other computer related activities. If you would like to make a computer donation (which is tax deductible as well) please contact Jimmy Noe or Robbie Creel rcreel7@aoil.com, ph# 804-224-0447.

Until next month… Stay cool, drink plenty of water and Think SNNNNOOOOW!!!